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Decoding Cocaine-Induced Proteomic Adaptations in the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens

ABSTRACT: Cocaine use disorder (CUD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric condition characterized by a compulsion to use cocaine, resulting from enduring cellular and molecular adaptations. Among substance use disorders (SUDs), CUD is notable for its rising prevalence and the lack of approved pharmacotherapies. The nucleus accumbens (NAc), integral to the brain's reward circuitry, plays a crucial role in the initiation and continuation of maladaptive behaviors intrinsic to CUD. Leveraging advancements in neuroproteomics, we undertook an in-depth proteomic analysis of the NAc in a mouse model that spans membrane, cytosolic, nuclear, and chromatin compartments. Our study unveils immediate and sustained proteomic modifications post-cocaine exposure and during prolonged withdrawal. We identify congruent protein regulatory patterns during initial cocaine exposure and re-exposure post-withdrawal, contrasted against distinct patterns during withdrawal. Pronounced proteomic shifts within the membrane compartment indicate adaptive and long-lasting molecular responses prompted by cocaine withdrawal. Additionally, we describe protein translocation events between soluble-nuclear and chromatin-bound compartments, providing novel insight into intracellular protein dynamics post-cocaine exposure. Together, our findings illuminate the intricate proteomic landscape altered in the NAc by cocaine and provide a comprehensive dataset for future research toward potential therapeutics.

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ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Brain

SUBMITTER: Simone Sidoli

LAB HEAD: Simone Sidoli

PROVIDER: PXD050162 | Pride | 2025-05-06

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Decoding cocaine-induced proteomic adaptations in the mouse nucleus accumbens.

Mews Philipp P Sosnick Lucas L Gurung Ashik A Sidoli Simone S Nestler Eric J EJ

Science signaling 20240416 832

Cocaine use disorder (CUD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric condition that results from enduring cellular and molecular adaptations. Among substance use disorders, CUD is notable for its rising prevalence and the lack of approved pharmacotherapies. The nucleus accumbens (NAc), a region that is integral to the brain's reward circuitry, plays a crucial role in the initiation and continuation of maladaptive behaviors that are intrinsic to CUD. Leveraging advancements in neuroproteomics, we undertook a ...[more]

PMID: 38626009

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Project description:Genetic association studies, pharmacological investigations and analysis of mice-lacking individual genes have made it clear that Cocaine administration and Withdrawal have a profound impact on multiple neurotransmitter systems. The GABAergic medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens (NAc) exhibit changes in the expression of genes encoding receptors for glutamate and in the signaling pathways triggered by dopamine binding to G-protein-coupled dopamine receptors. Deep sequence analysis provides a sensitive, quantitative and global analysis of the effects of Cocaine on the NAc transcriptome. RNA prepared from the NAc of adult male mice receiving daily injections of Saline or Cocaine, or Cocaine followed by a period of Withdrawal, was used for high-throughput sequence analysis. Changes were validated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction or Western blot. On the basis of pathway analysis, a preponderance of the genes affected by Cocaine and Withdrawal was involved in the cadherin, heterotrimeric G-protein and Wnt signaling pathways. Distinct subsets of cadherins and protocadherins exhibited a sustained increase or decrease in expression. Sustained down-regulation of several heterotrimeric G-protein β- and γ-subunits was observed. In addition to altered expression of receptors for small molecule neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and endocannabinoids, changes in the expression of plasma membrane transporters and vesicular neurotransmitter transporters were also observed. The effects of chronic Cocaine and Withdrawal on the expression of genes essential to cholinergic, glutamatergic, GABAergic, peptidergic and endocannabinoid signaling are as profound as their effects on dopaminergic transmission. Simultaneous targeting of multiple Withdrawal-specific changes in gene expression may facilitate development of new therapeutic approaches that are better able to prevent relapse. High-throughput sequence analysis of RNA prepared from the nucleus accumbens of adult male mice receiving daily injections of Saline or Cocaine, or Cocaine followed by a period of Withdrawal. Nucleus accumbens libraries were sequenced in nine lanes (three technical replicates per sample) on an Illumina GAIIx using a 37-cycle paired-end sequencing protocol. Replicates were analyzed for intra-sample disparity and read data from all three lanes were then merged into one composite data file per sample; intra-sample coefficient of determination, R2 ≥ 0.98. The composite file was used for subsequent analyses.